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    Ryan 07-08-17
    Ryan 07-08-17 Member Since 2002
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    "Timeless Book, Incredible Narration"

    Walden is a must read. Thoreau speaks to our times as much or more than his own. Alec Sand does an incredible job bringing the text to life. Thank you Alec for such a great performance with such an important book.

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    K Ha 07-01-17
    K Ha 07-01-17 Member Since 2017
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    "Not a fan"

    Just seemed like someone's thoughts being put on paper. Wasn't very organized train of thought so I didn't really enjoy or follow along with the points he was intending to make.

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    Lisa J. Sneed 06-08-17
    Lisa J. Sneed 06-08-17 Member Since 2015
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    "Literary practicality"

    I very much enjoyed the story and the practicality of it. I did not particlarly enjoy how the narrator would reread segments over and over several times like a broken record. I don't know if it's intentional or if they're just trying to fill the minutes up. It was quite distracting.

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    Corey 03-23-17
    Corey 03-23-17
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    "Amazing!"
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    Pleasantly surprised in so many ways! This book is fabulous. If you love nature, modest/provident living, stillness of mind - then this is a must read! Thoreau makes language dance!

    Along these lines I highly recommend "Braiding Sweetgrass". If you love one, you'll love the other.

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    Anonymous 02-07-17
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    "Ghhb"

    big hug jumbuck
    B job humbug Hugh Hugh catch Gavin Gagnon machining trucks taught chubby

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    misaki Los Angeles CA 04-22-16
    misaki Los Angeles CA 04-22-16 Member Since 2014
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    "Some Good Quotes Delivered by Drill Sargent Sand"

    The writing was great if somewhat antiquated understandably. The narration, wow. I don't know about you, but I don't like yelling. I felt like I was being yelled at half the time. It wasn't so the entire time, thank goodness, but man, in some parts it was delivered so forcibly it gave me anxiety. I'm not sure if he was directed or moved to do so, I had to turn the volume waaaaaay down to get through some parts.

    The story got pretty monotonous in some parts, but the author does makes some beautiful points.

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    Dalton 04-12-16
    Dalton 04-12-16
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    "important book"

    so much modern folk philosophy stared with this book. From environmentalism, to back-to-the-land-ers, to veganism. A must read for anyone wanting to understand contemporary society.

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    Harisa 04-09-16
    Harisa 04-09-16
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    "This is as meaningful as any religious text"

    I can't say enough about this book. Truly it is worthy of worship. It expresses your deepest thoughts of meaning in the most eloquent way possible, ways you wouldn't even think were possible. Endlessly poetic. I recommend this as an audiobook because I imagine it would be sort of difficult to read, just based on the time it was written and some of the language that was used. I've listened to the same audiobook over the course of, now, 5 Separate solo road trips that I had to take for work, and constantly was finding myself pausing and writing down quotes I was hearing because they were so meaningful. Walden is my religious text.

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    Ned Noon 04-06-16
    Ned Noon 04-06-16 Member Since 2018
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    "This work is 2nd to none!"

    Alec Sand makes me think I'm listening to Thoreau himself, describe his experience at Walden. I loved every minute of listening to this book and truly felt like I was there. I especially liked Alec's pronunciations of the animals sounds. I'm reviewing this book after listening to it for the 2nd time and I will probably listen to it many more times in the future.

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    EastIThoughtYouSaidWeist 01-03-16
    EastIThoughtYouSaidWeist 01-03-16
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    "Great Read, Hard Listen"
    What did you love best about Walden?

    Great book, and I personally enjoyed the narration. Economy is probably my favorite Chapter/Essay of all time but the entire book I found to be enjoyable.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Walden?

    Like I said, Economy is my favorite Chapter. Thoreau has a very subtle analysis of many contemporary situations that has led me to further investigate interactions in my own life. In his words I find echoes of other great philosophers applied to examine his life.


    Have you listened to any of Alec Sand’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    This was my first one, and I really enjoyed the sound of his voice.


    Any additional comments?

    Walden is a great book and this audiobook is a great introduction however it is very difficult to grasp everything Thoreau says in the first go round. If you haven't read Walden, give it a listen and then check out a copy from your library to go over the text a little more carefully to help grasp what Thoreau is saying at a pace that allows you to reflect on what he is trying to say.

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